Posts Tagged ‘Software’

Library and WordPress plugin for Textbroker

I created a library to access the API of the Textbroker marketplace more easily. The library is Open Source with a BSD licence. Feel free to grab a copy and play with it. Feedback is appreciated.

Based on that work I developed the Textbroker WordPress plug-in which makes it very easy and comfortable to …


Solved: Miro won’t start – missing video directory

A couple of days ago a brand new version of Miro the open video podcatcher was released. I was eager to try it out. It is supposed to be faster than the previous release. I had to wait a few days for a rpm for my linux distribution to be released. Thanks to the …


OpenOffice 2.3 not working on 64-bit cpu

I upgraded my OpenOffice installation to version 2.3.0.1 for a 64-bit intel cpu. After upgrading the packages the software would reliably hang on saving a document and generating a pdf. I downgraded back to the monolithic i586 version. Everything works just fine and as expected.


Open Source alternative for Camtasia under Linux

I have been thinking of creating my own screencasts for a while. Today I stumbled upon a screenshot of Camtasia studio which looked very promising. Unfortunately they do not offer a linux version. So I googled around for an open source alternative. The one thing I found is the Xvidcap project. Drawback with the …